Charles lee



CHARLES LEE, OF SANDY POST OFFICE, 01-110.

Letters Patent No. 76,475, detect April 7, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known thatl, CHARLES LEE, of Sandy Post Office, in the county of Oolumbi'ana, and State of Ohio, I

have invented a new and improved Portable Fence; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whioh Figure 1 is an elevation of the panel as a cross-section of the post-frame,

Figure 2 is a section of the panels and elevation of the post-frame.

Figure 3 is a modification of the post-frame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention'rclates to unimproved fence, and consists in clamping the panels between portable posts by means of blocks andkeys, one or more to each panel, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings, A are the panels, 13 the post-frame, O the block, and mthe key. The post-frames are composed of two uprights, 66, secured together at the top and bottom, leaving a' space between them for the ends of the panels They are suspended upon the legs Jby means of the cross-pieces an, as shown. The top' planks, e, andthe bottom planks, e, rest respectively upon thecrosspieees a and a. A block, O, wide enough to fit between any two of the planks, is placed between the second'and third planks," and the key, having a safflcient draught, is driven between the upper cross-piece a and; the lapped edges of the second plank, as shown, whereby said planks are firmly clamped in position. They are thus clamped together tightly at the lapped joint, and not hung or set in slots, as is the case with those portable fences of a similar-character heretofore 'made. By driving out the key, the panels can be removed, and the-whole transported with ease to any other point where it is desired to erect a fence.

In fig. 3 is shown a post-frame, with the vertical strips 1) extending down below the cross-piecc a, and above the cross-piece a. A eleat, g, is nailed or otherwise fastened to the strips 6, at an intermediate point between the cross-pieces a and a By this arrangement another block and key oanbe used, if greater security of the parts is required.

The advantages of these improvements consist inthe greater strength acquired by the use of keys and blocks, and the lapping of the ends of the planks, and also the facility with which the fence can be erected or taken down and rcmoved. l

Stal:es,f, are shown, pivoted to the logs J, for'tne purpose of holding the post-frames securely. By providing the requisite number of keys and blocks, the framed panel may be dispensed with, and separate planks used.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent The uprights b I), horizontal bars an, braces J J, and pins f, when arranged and combined with the panels,

as set forth. 7

' CHARLES LEE.

Witnesses:

JosnUA Lint, S. A. T. Lnn. 

